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Food Industry Trends for 2021

Unleashed

From the continuing impact of the global pandemic to the ever-increasing importance of ‘transparency technology’ and sustainable practices, the food industry has its work cut out for it in 2021. It’s become even more important that businesses navigate multiple supply chains with food manufacturing software.

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Reducing Food Waste

Elementum

One-third of edible food worldwide goes to waste, amounting to about 1.3 If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases next to China and the U.S. million square miles or nearly 30% of agricultural land used for producing food that never gets eaten. billion tons every year.

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Reducing Food Waste

Elementum

Last weekend was one of the country's biggest BBQ blowouts, and you can bet that a lot of that food will go to waste. But it's not just national pig-outs that lead to large amounts of food eventually hitting the landfills. Food waste is a year-round problem. Just how much food goes to waste each year, and why?

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 1

Enterra Insights

With the world’s population continuing to grow and climate change altering growing conditions around much of the world, food security has become one of humanity’s most pressing issues. They explain why changes in how the world produces food is required: “ Agriculture’s impact on the planet is massive and relentless.

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U.K. Government Providing £31mn for Sustainable Food Production

Supply Chain Brain

So far, in 2023 alone, the government of the United Kingdom has made £168 million available to farmers and food producers across the country.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

“The last decade has seen protein added into just about every food and drink product you can imagine – despite the fact most adults already consume sufficient levels of protein. As consumers, the food and drink we buy and consume is one of our simplest agencies for positive change. We’re proudly made in the UK.”

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How Sustainability Will Fundamentally Change Your Supply Chain

BlueYonder

In the food industry alone, roughly one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 Food losses and waste cost roughly $680 billion in industrialized countries and $310 billion in developing countries. Prepared foods go bad on the shelves daily.